3D Standing Gingerbread Men Sugar Cookies

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Inside: An adorable 3D Christmas treat – these Gingerbread Men Sugar Cookies stand up on their own!

After making mini Gingerbread houses with my kids, we decided to make Standing Gingerbread Men Sugar Cookies to accompany them! What’s a house without occupants after all?

Standing Gingerbread Men Sugar Cookies

You could definitely make these cookies with real gingerbread but we’ve learned that the majority of my daycare kids do not like gingerbread so we’ve just accepted that sugar cookies are our go-to.

These cookies were incredibly easy to frost and put together – my 5 year old actually did the two in the background of these pictures, so you don’t have to be a skilled dessert decorator to pull off these super cute Christmas cookies.

The possibilities for different combinations of “standing” cookies are endless – you can add Christmas trees, different animals, or build little scenes out of miniature cookies. And this is an idea that you can really translate to any holiday – maybe a little leprechaun or rainbow for St. Patrick’s Day or a bunny for Easter!

This is a fun engineering or “edible craft” activity for kids to experiment with and have fun.

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